Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: Anti-Vaxxer Blues

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: When Palisadian Alan Eisenstock is not researching and writing one of his nonfiction books (18 thus far!), he pursues what he calls “a crazy labor of love side project” that he started in March 2020: sending a weekly…

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Carnegie Astronomer Visits the Optimists

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

When Dr. John Mulchaey addressed “Exploring Life in the Universe” at an Optimist Club meeting on Zoom in June, he was asked, “Are there other civilizations out there?” Mulchaey, director of the Carnegie Observatories, said there is probably “life in…

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Holly Sidell’s Hit Solo Show, Deconstructing Holly, Comes to Hollywood Fringe Festival

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

  Holly Sidell shared her story of surviving breast cancer in an online show, “Deconstructing Holly,” in December. Then she said, ““While undergoing cancer surgery to remove my lady parts, I floated in the space between life and death.” Sidell…

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PaliHi’s Julia Abbott Places Second in the Optimist International Oratorical Contest

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Palisades High School senior Julia Abbott placed second in the 2021 Optimist International Oratorical World Championships that was streamed live on July 23, earning $10,000 in scholarship money. The Brentwood resident spoke on the theme “Healing the World with Optimism,”…

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Cryptocurrency Billionaire Purchases $83 Million Riviera Home from Palisades Developer 

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Spec developer and Palisades architect Ardie Tavangarian has sold a 20,000 sq.-ft, six-bedroom mansion with 18 bathrooms on one acre in the upper Riviera section of Pacific Palisades for $83 million. The only pricier sale this year in California was…

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Hyperion Plant Suffers Near Catastrophic Event

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

When water started backing up in the headwaters of the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant on July 11, back-up systems went into operation, according to public spokesperson Elena Stern, but it wasn’t enough. “There was more debris than we’ve ever seen…

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Woman’s Club Hands Out More than $6,000

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

  Although Covid-19 cancelled many annual events and traditions, the Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club did not stop in its philanthropic efforts. On July 27, local nonprofits were invited to stop by the clubhouse on Haverford Avenue to pick up a…

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Obit: Phyllis Genovese, 105, First Woman President of Palisades Chamber of Commerce

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Phyllis Genovese, the first woman president of the Palisades Chamber of Commerce and former owner of The Letter Shop on Via de la Paz, died last October 5 in Nevada, where she had lived the past few years. She was…

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Veteran Community Activist Barbara Kohn Leads the Palisades Historical Society

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Barbara Kohn, who moved to Pacific Palisades in 1965, became president of the Pacific Palisades Historical Society on July 1, succeeding the long-serving Eric Dugdale. Kohn said she looks forward to overseeing the town’s 100th birthday celebration next January 14-15 and the…

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Pacific Palisades Senior Lead Officer Files Report

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Pacific Palisades Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin filed a July 29 crime report before leaving on vacation for the month of August.  Officer Jose Bermudez (402732lapd.online) will cover for Espin while he is away. Espin warned, “This last week we had…

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